diff --git a/e2e/services.spec.ts b/e2e/services.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b396890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/services.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+
+/** Supply detected configurations without launching desktop processes. */
+async function configure(page: Page, extra = 0) {
+  await page.evaluate(async (extra) => {
+    const storePath = "/src/features/run/store.ts";
+    const projectPath = "/src/platform/project.ts";
+    const { useRun } = await import(storePath);
+    const { useProject } = await import(projectPath);
+    localStorage.setItem(`openidea.services.runTypes:${useProject.getState().project.root}`, '["spring-boot","npm"]');
+    useRun.setState({
+      configs: [
+        ["gateway", "spring-boot"],
+        ["portal", "spring-boot"],
+        ["web", "npm"],
+        ["worker", "npm"],
+        ...Array.from({ length: extra }, (_, i) => [`app-${i}`, "spring-boot"]),
+      ].map(([id, kind]) => ({
+        id,
+        name: id,
+        kind,
+        command: kind,
+        args: [],
+        env: {},
+        cwd: null,
+        detected: true,
+        isTest: false,
+        debugAdapter: null,
+      })),
+    });
+  }, extra);
+  if (!(await page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services", exact: true }).isVisible()))
+    await page.keyboard.press("Meta+8");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+async function move(page: Page, source: string, target: string) {
+  const tree = page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services", exact: true });
+  const sourceRow = tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: source, exact: true });
+  await sourceRow.click();
+  const from = await sourceRow.boundingBox();
+  const to = await tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: target, exact: true }).boundingBox();
+  if (!from || !to) throw new Error("Service row is not visible");
+  await page.mouse.move(from.x + 70, from.y + from.height / 2);
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  await page.mouse.move(to.x + 70, to.y + 3, { steps: 8 });
+  await page.mouse.up();
+}
+
+test("service pointer ordering works for Java and npm and survives reload", async ({ workbench: page }) => {
+  await configure(page);
+  const tree = page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services", exact: true });
+  await move(page, "portal", "gateway");
+  await expect(tree.getByRole("treeitem")).toHaveText(["Spring Boot", "portal", "gateway", "npm", "web", "worker"]);
+  await expect(tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: "portal", exact: true })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+  await move(page, "worker", "web");
+  await expect(tree.getByRole("treeitem")).toHaveText(["Spring Boot", "portal", "gateway", "npm", "worker", "web"]);
+  await page.reload();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Project" })).toBeVisible();
+  await configure(page);
+  await expect(tree.getByRole("treeitem")).toHaveText(["Spring Boot", "portal", "gateway", "npm", "worker", "web"]);
+  await tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: "web", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Move Up", exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(tree.getByRole("treeitem")).toHaveText(["Spring Boot", "portal", "gateway", "npm", "web", "worker"]);
+});
+
+test("service dragging scrolls across virtual rows without losing source identity", async ({ workbench: page }) => {
+  await configure(page, 100);
+  const tree = page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services", exact: true });
+  const source = tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: "portal", exact: true });
+  await source.click();
+  const from = await source.boundingBox();
+  const bounds = await tree.boundingBox();
+  if (!from || !bounds) throw new Error("Service rows are not visible");
+  await page.mouse.move(from.x + 70, from.y + from.height / 2);
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  await page.mouse.move(bounds.x + 100, bounds.y + bounds.height - 5, { steps: 8 });
+  await expect.poll(() => tree.evaluate((el) => el.scrollTop)).toBeGreaterThan(1000);
+  const target = tree.getByRole("treeitem", { name: "app-99", exact: true });
+  await target.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+  const to = await target.boundingBox();
+  if (!to) throw new Error("Drop target is not visible");
+  await page.mouse.move(to.x + 70, to.y + to.height - 3);
+  await page.mouse.up();
+  await expect(source).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+  await expect
+    .poll(() =>
+      page.evaluate(() => {
+        const key = Object.keys(localStorage).find((k) => k.startsWith("openidea.services.runOrder:"));
+        return key ? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key)!)["spring-boot"].slice(-2) : [];
+      }),
+    )
+    .toEqual(["app-99", "portal"]);
+});
diff --git a/src/features/run/serviceOrder.test.ts b/src/features/run/serviceOrder.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17697264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/run/serviceOrder.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { moveServiceOrder, orderServices, readServiceOrder, saveServiceOrder, useServiceOrder } from "./serviceOrder";
+
+beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+
+describe("service display order", () => {
+  it("orders known IDs, appends new ones and leaves configurations untouched", () => {
+    const entries = [{ id: "gateway" }, { id: "portal" }, { id: "new" }];
+    expect(orderServices(entries, ["gone", "portal", "gateway"]).map((x) => x.id)).toEqual([
+      "portal",
+      "gateway",
+      "new",
+    ]);
+    expect(entries.map((x) => x.id)).toEqual(["gateway", "portal", "new"]);
+  });
+
+  it("moves before or after the target while retaining temporarily hidden IDs", () => {
+    expect(moveServiceOrder(["a", "hidden", "b"], ["a", "b", "new"], "b", "a", "before")).toEqual([
+      "b",
+      "a",
+      "hidden",
+      "new",
+    ]);
+    expect(moveServiceOrder([], ["a", "b", "c"], "a", "b", "after")).toEqual(["b", "a", "c"]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores missing, self and stale drop targets", () => {
+    for (const [source, target] of [
+      ["a", "a"],
+      ["gone", "b"],
+      ["a", "gone"],
+    ]) {
+      expect(moveServiceOrder(["b", "a"], ["a", "b"], source!, target!, "before")).toEqual(["b", "a"]);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("service order storage", () => {
+  it("isolates project locations and normalizes malformed records and duplicate IDs", () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "openidea.services.runOrder:/app",
+      JSON.stringify({ npm: ["b", "b", 4, "", "a"], python: null }),
+    );
+    expect(readServiceOrder("/app")).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    expect(readServiceOrder("ssh://other/app")).toEqual({});
+    localStorage.setItem("openidea.services.runOrder:/app", "broken");
+    expect(readServiceOrder("/app")).toEqual({});
+    localStorage.setItem("openidea.services.runOrder:/app", "[]");
+    expect(readServiceOrder("/app")).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("continues with default order when storage cannot be read", () => {
+    const read = vi.spyOn(Storage.prototype, "getItem").mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("denied");
+    });
+    try {
+      expect(readServiceOrder("/denied")).toEqual({});
+    } finally {
+      read.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("updates mounted views, survives remounts, and reads changes from other windows", () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useServiceOrder("/persist"));
+    act(() => {
+      saveServiceOrder("/persist", { npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    });
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    unmount();
+    const next = renderHook(() => useServiceOrder("/persist"));
+    expect(next.result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    act(() => {
+      localStorage.setItem("openidea.services.runOrder:/persist", '{"npm":["a","b"]}');
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        new StorageEvent("storage", { key: "openidea.services.runOrder:/persist", storageArea: localStorage }),
+      );
+    });
+    expect(next.result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["a", "b"] });
+    act(() => {
+      localStorage.clear();
+      window.dispatchEvent(new StorageEvent("storage", { key: null, storageArea: localStorage }));
+    });
+    expect(next.result.current).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("switches projects without leaking the previous project's order", () => {
+    saveServiceOrder("/one", { npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    saveServiceOrder("/two", { python: ["y", "x"] });
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(({ location }) => useServiceOrder(location), {
+      initialProps: { location: "/one" },
+    });
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    rerender({ location: "/two" });
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({ python: ["y", "x"] });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the in-memory order when writing storage fails", () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useServiceOrder("/unavailable"));
+    const write = vi.spyOn(Storage.prototype, "setItem").mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("quota");
+    });
+    try {
+      act(() => {
+        expect(saveServiceOrder("/unavailable", { npm: ["b", "a"] })).toBe(false);
+      });
+      expect(result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+      unmount();
+      const next = renderHook(() => useServiceOrder("/unavailable"));
+      expect(next.result.current).toEqual({ npm: ["b", "a"] });
+    } finally {
+      write.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/features/run/serviceOrder.ts b/src/features/run/serviceOrder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ee8b65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/run/serviceOrder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/** Per-project display order, independent of detected or saved run configurations. */
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { create } from "zustand";
+
+export type ServiceOrder = Record<string, string[]>;
+const STORAGE_KEY = "openidea.services.runOrder:";
+const EMPTY: ServiceOrder = {};
+const unsaved = new Map<string, ServiceOrder>();
+const useOrder = create<{ location: string | null; order: ServiceOrder }>(() => ({ location: null, order: EMPTY }));
+
+export function readServiceOrder(location: string): ServiceOrder {
+  const pending = unsaved.get(location);
+  if (pending) return pending;
+  try {
+    const raw: unknown = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY + location) ?? "{}");
+    if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) return {};
+    return Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.entries(raw).flatMap(([kind, ids]) =>
+        Array.isArray(ids)
+          ? [[kind, [...new Set(ids.filter((id): id is string => typeof id === "string" && id.length > 0))]]]
+          : [],
+      ),
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
+export function orderServices<T extends { id: string }>(entries: readonly T[], saved: readonly string[] = []): T[] {
+  const rank = new Map(saved.map((id, i) => [id, i]));
+  return [...entries].sort((a, b) => (rank.get(a.id) ?? saved.length) - (rank.get(b.id) ?? saved.length));
+}
+
+export function moveServiceOrder(
+  saved: readonly string[],
+  ids: readonly string[],
+  source: string,
+  target: string,
+  position: "before" | "after",
+): string[] {
+  if (source === target || !ids.includes(source) || !ids.includes(target)) return [...saved];
+  const order = [...new Set([...saved, ...ids])].filter((id) => id !== source);
+  order.splice(order.indexOf(target) + (position === "after" ? 1 : 0), 0, source);
+  return order;
+}
+
+export function currentServiceOrder(location: string): ServiceOrder {
+  const s = useOrder.getState();
+  return s.location === location ? s.order : readServiceOrder(location);
+}
+
+/** Returns false if only the in-memory order could be saved. */
+export function saveServiceOrder(location: string, order: ServiceOrder): boolean {
+  useOrder.setState({ location, order });
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY + location, JSON.stringify(order));
+    unsaved.delete(location);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    unsaved.set(location, order);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export function useServiceOrder(location: string | null): ServiceOrder {
+  const state = useOrder();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const reload = () => useOrder.setState({ location, order: location ? readServiceOrder(location) : EMPTY });
+    reload();
+    const storage = (e: StorageEvent) => {
+      if ((e.key === null || e.key === STORAGE_KEY + location) && (!e.storageArea || e.storageArea === localStorage)) {
+        if (location) unsaved.delete(location);
+        reload();
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("storage", storage);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("storage", storage);
+  }, [location]);
+  return state.location === location ? state.order : location ? readServiceOrder(location) : EMPTY;
+}
diff --git a/src/features/run/services.test.ts b/src/features/run/services.test.ts
index ee02d76d..ae210604 100644
--- a/src/features/run/services.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/run/services.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,58 @@ describe("run configurations in Services", () => {
   const dev = config("dev", "npm");
   const scratch = config("context:file", "python");
 
+  it("applies display order to detected and saved configurations of every language", () => {
+    const configs = [
+      config("java-a", "spring-boot"),
+      config("java-b", "spring-boot"),
+      config("node-a", "npm"),
+      { ...config("node-b", "npm"), detected: false },
+      config("py-a", "python"),
+      config("py-b", "python"),
+    ];
+    const items = runServiceItems(configs, [], ["spring-boot", "npm", "python"], [], {
+      "spring-boot": ["java-b", "java-a"],
+      npm: ["node-b", "node-a"],
+      python: ["py-b", "py-a"],
+    });
+    expect(items.map((g) => g.children!.map((c) => c.label))).toEqual([
+      ["java-b", "java-a"],
+      ["node-b", "node-a"],
+      ["py-b", "py-a"],
+    ]);
+    expect(configs.map((c) => c.id)).toEqual(["java-a", "java-b", "node-a", "node-b", "py-a", "py-b"]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["tomcat", "application", "compound"])("orders %s configurations across workspace members", (kind) => {
+    const first = { ...config("workspace:one:app", kind), cwd: "/workspace/one", module: "one" };
+    const second = { ...config("workspace:two:app", kind), cwd: "/workspace/two", module: "two" };
+    const fresh = config("workspace:two:new", kind);
+    const configs = [first, second, fresh];
+    const items = runServiceItems(configs, [], [kind], [], { [kind]: [second.id, first.id] });
+    expect(items[0]!.children!.map((c) => c.key)).toEqual([second, first, fresh].map((c) => `run:config:${c.id}`));
+    expect(configs).toEqual([first, second, fresh]);
+  });
+
+  it("orders remembered configurations when their type was not explicitly added", () => {
+    const items = runServiceItems([build, test], [], [], ["build", "test"], { cargo: ["test", "build"] });
+    expect(items[0]!.children!.map((c) => c.key)).toEqual(["run:config:test", "run:config:build"]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps stable service identity and session details after refresh and rename", () => {
+    const renamed = { ...build, name: "Renamed build" };
+    const items = runServiceItems(
+      [renamed, test],
+      [session("s1", renamed, "running", 1, { httpPort: 8080 })],
+      ["cargo"],
+      [],
+      { cargo: ["test", "build"] },
+    );
+    expect(items[0]!.children!.map((c) => [c.key, c.label, c.detail])).toEqual([
+      ["run:config:test", "test", undefined],
+      ["run:config:build", "Renamed build", ":8080"],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("lists added types fully and other types only with their runs", () => {
     const sessions = [
       session("s1", dev, "finished", 1),
diff --git a/src/features/run/services.tsx b/src/features/run/services.tsx
index a1b7b170..d11d6993 100644
--- a/src/features/run/services.tsx
+++ b/src/features/run/services.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import { create } from "zustand";
 import { executeAction } from "@/platform/actions";
 import type { RunConfig } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
+import { projectLocation, useRemote } from "@/platform/remote";
 import { tx, useT, useTxTemplate } from "@/platform/i18n";
 import { Button, EmptyState, T } from "@/ui";
 import type { MenuItem } from "@/ui";
 import {
   toolWindowService,
+  notifications,
   useRunConfigTypes,
   type ServiceItemAction,
   type ServiceProviderContribution,
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ import { commandLine, configIcon, KIND_OPTIONS, kindLabel } from "./configs";
 import { SessionPanel } from "./RunView";
 import { startRun, stopSession, useRun, type RunSession } from "./store";
 import { isDebugOnly } from "./types";
+import {
+  currentServiceOrder,
+  moveServiceOrder,
+  orderServices,
+  saveServiceOrder,
+  useServiceOrder,
+  type ServiceOrder,
+} from "./serviceOrder";
 import styles from "./RunServices.module.css";
 
 export const RUN_PROVIDER = "runConfigurations";
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ export function runServiceItems(
   sessions: readonly RunSession[],
   added: readonly string[],
   ran: readonly string[] = [],
+  order: ServiceOrder = {},
 ): ServiceTreeItem[] {
   const latest = latestSessions(sessions);
   const kinds = [...added];
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ export function runServiceItems(
     for (const s of latest.values())
       if (s.config.kind === kind && !entries.some((c) => c.id === s.config.id)) entries.push(s.config);
     if (!entries.length && DEFAULT_TYPES.includes(kind)) return [];
-    const children = entries.map((c): ServiceTreeItem => {
+    const children = orderServices(entries, order[kind]).map((c): ServiceTreeItem => {
       const s = latest.get(c.id);
       return {
         key: CONFIG_PREFIX + c.id,
@@ -195,6 +206,8 @@ export function runServiceItems(
 
 function useRoots(): ServiceTreeItem[] {
   const root = useProject((s) => s.project?.root ?? null);
+  useRemote((s) => s.session);
+  const order = useServiceOrder(projectLocation(root));
   const configs = useRun((s) => s.configs);
   const sessions = useRun((s) => s.sessions);
   const types = useAddedTypes((s) => s.types);
@@ -206,8 +219,8 @@ function useRoots(): ServiceTreeItem[] {
     if (ranRoot !== root) useRanConfigs.setState({ root, ids: root ? readRan(root) : [] });
   }, [root, typesRoot, ranRoot]);
   return useMemo(
-    () => runServiceItems(configs, sessions, typesRoot === root ? types : [], ranRoot === root ? ran : []),
-    [configs, sessions, types, typesRoot, ran, ranRoot, root],
+    () => runServiceItems(configs, sessions, typesRoot === root ? types : [], ranRoot === root ? ran : [], order),
+    [configs, sessions, types, typesRoot, ran, ranRoot, root, order],
   );
 }
 
@@ -391,4 +404,42 @@ export const runServiceProvider: ServiceProviderContribution = {
   },
   detail: RunDetail,
   addMenu,
+  reorder: {
+    canMove: (source, target) => {
+      if (!source.key.startsWith(CONFIG_PREFIX) || !target.key.startsWith(CONFIG_PREFIX) || source.key === target.key)
+        return false;
+      const from = resolve(source),
+        to = resolve(target);
+      return !!from.config && !!to.config && from.kind === to.kind;
+    },
+    move: (source, target, position) => {
+      if (!runServiceProvider.reorder!.canMove(source, target)) return;
+      const location = projectLocation(useProject.getState().project?.root);
+      const kind = resolve(source).kind;
+      if (!location || !kind) return;
+      const { configs, sessions } = useRun.getState();
+      const order = currentServiceOrder(location);
+      const group = runServiceItems(
+        configs,
+        sessions,
+        currentTypes(),
+        ranIds(useProject.getState().project?.root ?? null),
+        order,
+      ).find((g) => g.key === TYPE_PREFIX + kind);
+      const ids = group?.children?.map((c) => c.key.slice(CONFIG_PREFIX.length)) ?? [];
+      const from = source.key.slice(CONFIG_PREFIX.length),
+        to = target.key.slice(CONFIG_PREFIX.length);
+      if (!ids.includes(from) || !ids.includes(to)) return;
+      if (
+        !saveServiceOrder(location, { ...order, [kind]: moveServiceOrder(order[kind] ?? [], ids, from, to, position) })
+      ) {
+        notifications().notify({
+          group: "run",
+          level: "warning",
+          title: "Cannot save service order",
+          body: "The order will be kept for this session only.",
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/features/services/ServicesTree.reorder.test.tsx b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.reorder.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb91d735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.reorder.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { RunConfig } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
+import { useRemote } from "@/platform/remote";
+import { validateSettings } from "@/features/settings/model/schema";
+import { runServiceProvider } from "@/features/run/services";
+import { useRun } from "@/features/run/store";
+import { registerServiceProvider } from "@/workbench/contributions";
+import { ServicesTreeView } from "./ServicesTree";
+import { useServicesTree } from "./tree";
+
+const config = (id: string, kind: string): RunConfig => ({
+  id,
+  name: id,
+  kind,
+  command: "java",
+  args: [],
+  cwd: null,
+  env: {},
+  detected: true,
+  isTest: false,
+  debugAdapter: null,
+});
+function project(root: string) {
+  useProject.setState({ project: { root, name: "app", isGit: false, settings: validateSettings({}) } });
+}
+let dispose: Array<() => void>;
+const dockerRoots = [{ key: "docker:one", label: "Docker", icon: "file-docker" }];
+beforeEach(() => {
+  localStorage.clear();
+  project("/services");
+  useRemote.setState({ session: null });
+  useRun.setState({
+    configs: [
+      config("Gateway", "spring-boot"),
+      config("Portal", "spring-boot"),
+      config("Web", "npm"),
+      config("Worker", "npm"),
+    ],
+    sessions: [],
+  });
+  localStorage.setItem("openidea.services.runTypes:/services", '["spring-boot","npm"]');
+  useServicesTree.setState({
+    roots: {},
+    selectedKey: null,
+    selectedKeys: new Set(),
+    expanded: new Set(["run:type:spring-boot", "run:type:npm"]),
+  });
+  dispose = [
+    registerServiceProvider(runServiceProvider),
+    registerServiceProvider({
+      id: "docker",
+      order: 10,
+      useRoots: () => dockerRoots,
+    }),
+  ];
+});
+afterEach(() => {
+  dispose.forEach((f) => f());
+  useProject.setState({ project: null });
+  useRemote.setState({ session: null });
+});
+const tree = () => screen.getByRole("tree", { name: "Services" });
+const names = () =>
+  within(tree())
+    .getAllByRole("treeitem")
+    .map((el) => el.textContent);
+const select = (text: string) => fireEvent.mouseDown(within(tree()).getByText(text).closest('[role="treeitem"]')!);
+
+describe("service reordering integration", () => {
+  it("moves detected configurations with accessible controls and retains order after reopening", () => {
+    const original = useRun.getState().configs;
+    const { unmount } = render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    select("Portal");
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" }));
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Portal", "Gateway", "npm", "Web", "Worker", "Docker"]);
+    expect(useServicesTree.getState().selectedKey).toBe("run:config:Portal");
+    expect(useRun.getState().configs).toBe(original);
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" })).toBeDisabled();
+    unmount();
+    render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Portal", "Gateway", "npm", "Web", "Worker", "Docker"]);
+  });
+
+  it("uses the same ordering for npm without enabling groups or Docker", () => {
+    render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    select("Worker");
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" }));
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Gateway", "Portal", "npm", "Worker", "Web", "Docker"]);
+    select("Docker");
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" })).toBeNull();
+    select("Spring Boot");
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves multi-selection without offering single-row moves", () => {
+    render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    select("Portal");
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(tree()).getByText("Gateway").closest('[role="treeitem"]')!, { metaKey: true });
+    expect(useServicesTree.getState().selectedKeys.size).toBe(2);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Move Down" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Gateway", "Portal", "npm", "Web", "Worker", "Docker"]);
+  });
+
+  it("cancels an active drag when the project changes", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, "getBoundingClientRect").mockImplementation(function (this: HTMLElement) {
+      return new DOMRect(0, Number(this.dataset.row ?? 0) * 24, 400, this.dataset.row === undefined ? 600 : 24);
+    });
+    render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    const source = within(tree()).getByText("Portal").closest('[role="treeitem"]')!;
+    const target = within(tree()).getByText("Gateway").closest('[role="treeitem"]')!;
+    Object.defineProperty(document, "elementFromPoint", { configurable: true, value: () => target });
+    const pointer = (el: Element | Window, type: string, y: number) =>
+      fireEvent(el, new MouseEvent(type, { bubbles: true, button: 0, clientX: 70, clientY: y }));
+    pointer(source, "pointerdown", 60);
+    pointer(window, "pointermove", 26);
+    expect(document.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"][role="treeitem"]')).not.toBeNull();
+    act(() => project("/other"));
+    pointer(window, "pointerup", 26);
+    expect(document.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"][role="treeitem"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(localStorage.getItem("openidea.services.runOrder:/other")).toBeNull();
+    expect(localStorage.getItem("openidea.services.runOrder:/services")).toBeNull();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("isolates local and remote projects that share the same root", () => {
+    render(<ServicesTreeView />);
+    select("Portal");
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Move Up" }));
+    act(() => useRemote.setState({ session: { root: "/services", sshConfig: "host", host: "host", commands: [] } }));
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Gateway", "Portal", "npm", "Web", "Worker", "Docker"]);
+    act(() => useRemote.setState({ session: null }));
+    expect(names()).toEqual(["Spring Boot", "Portal", "Gateway", "npm", "Web", "Worker", "Docker"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/features/services/ServicesTree.test.tsx b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.test.tsx
index 534d295c..efdef943 100644
--- a/src/features/services/ServicesTree.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.test.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe("Services selection → actions", () => {
       menu: () => [{ label: "Prune", submenu: [{ label: "Containers", run: () => run(id) }] }],
     }));
     const items = selectionMenu(
-      providers.map((p) => ({ provider: p.id, item: roots[0]! })),
+      providers.map((p) => ({ provider: p.id, item: roots[0]!, parent: null })),
       providers,
     );
     const submenu = items[0];
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ it("ignores removed rows and avoids invoking a selected group's descendants twic
   const child = roots[0]!;
   const parent = { key: "group", label: "group", icon: "run", children: [child] };
   const index = new Map([
-    [parent.key, { item: parent, provider: "test" }],
-    [child.key, { item: child, provider: "test" }],
+    [parent.key, { item: parent, provider: "test", parent: null }],
+    [child.key, { item: child, provider: "test", parent }],
   ]);
   const selection = selectedServices(new Set([parent.key, child.key, "removed"]), index);
   const actions = selectionActions(selection, [...useServiceProviders.getState().providers.values()]);
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ it("disables actions when no selected row can run them", () => {
 
 it("disables dialog entries for a multi-selection", () => {
   const providers = [{ id: "a", useRoots: () => [], menu: () => [{ label: "Edit Configuration…", run }] }];
-  const one = selectionMenu([{ provider: "a", item: roots[0]! }], providers)[0] as { disabled?: boolean };
+  const one = selectionMenu([{ provider: "a", item: roots[0]!, parent: null }], providers)[0] as { disabled?: boolean };
   const many = selectionMenu(
-    roots.slice(0, 2).map((item) => ({ provider: "a", item })),
+    roots.slice(0, 2).map((item) => ({ provider: "a", item, parent: null })),
     providers,
   )[0] as { disabled?: boolean };
   expect(one.disabled).toBeFalsy();
diff --git a/src/features/services/ServicesTree.tsx b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.tsx
index ab5511cd..91bd4d4a 100644
--- a/src/features/services/ServicesTree.tsx
+++ b/src/features/services/ServicesTree.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 import { setContext } from "@/platform/context";
 import { useTxTemplate, tx } from "@/platform/i18n";
 import { shortcutLabel } from "@/platform/keymap";
+import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
+import { projectLocation, useRemote } from "@/platform/remote";
 import {
   EmptyState,
   Icon,
@@ -19,12 +21,14 @@ import {
   showContextMenu,
   T,
   type TreeRowState,
+  type TreeReorder,
 } from "@/ui";
 import {
   useServiceProviders,
   serviceProviders,
   type ServiceProviderContribution,
   type ServiceTreeItem,
+  type ServiceItemAction,
 } from "@/workbench/contributions";
 import {
   addServiceMenu,
@@ -75,6 +79,9 @@ function Row({ item, state }: { item: ServiceTreeItem; state: TreeRowState }) {
 }
 
 export function ServicesTreeView() {
+  const root = useProject((s) => s.project?.root ?? null);
+  useRemote((s) => s.session);
+  const location = projectLocation(root);
   const providers = useProviders();
   const rootsByProvider = useServicesTree((s) => s.roots);
   const selectedKey = useServicesTree((s) => s.selectedKey);
@@ -86,7 +93,47 @@ export function ServicesTreeView() {
   const index = useMemo(() => indexTree(rootsByProvider), [rootsByProvider]);
   const selected = selectedKey ? (index.get(selectedKey) ?? null) : null;
   const owner = selected ? providers.find((p) => p.id === selected.provider) : undefined;
-  const actions = selectionActions(selectedServices(selectedKeys, index), providers);
+  const reorder: TreeReorder<ServiceTreeItem> = {
+    canMove: (source, target) => {
+      const from = index.get(source.key),
+        to = index.get(target.key);
+      return (
+        !!from &&
+        !!to &&
+        source.key !== target.key &&
+        from.provider === to.provider &&
+        from.parent?.key === to.parent?.key &&
+        !!providers.find((p) => p.id === from.provider)?.reorder?.canMove(source, target)
+      );
+    },
+    move: (source, target, position) => {
+      if (reorder.canMove(source, target))
+        providers.find((p) => p.id === index.get(source.key)?.provider)?.reorder?.move(source, target, position);
+    },
+  };
+  const moveActions = (item: ServiceTreeItem): ServiceItemAction[] => {
+    const located = index.get(item.key);
+    const siblings = located?.parent?.children;
+    if (!located || !siblings || !providers.find((p) => p.id === located.provider)?.reorder) return [];
+    const at = siblings.findIndex((s) => s.key === item.key);
+    return ([-1, 1] as const).map((delta) => {
+      const target = siblings[at + delta];
+      return {
+        id: delta < 0 ? "moveUp" : "moveDown",
+        title: delta < 0 ? "Move Up" : "Move Down",
+        icon: delta < 0 ? "arrow-up" : "arrow-down",
+        disabled: !target || !reorder.canMove(item, target),
+        run: () => {
+          if (target) reorder.move(item, target, delta < 0 ? "before" : "after");
+        },
+      };
+    });
+  };
+  const actions = [
+    ...selectionActions(selectedServices(selectedKeys, index), providers),
+    ...(selected && selectedKeys.size === 1 ? moveActions(selected.item) : []),
+  ];
+
   const Detail = owner?.detail;
   const add = shortcutLabel("services.addService");
 
@@ -156,6 +203,8 @@ export function ServicesTreeView() {
               onBlur={() => setContext(SERVICES_VIEW_FOCUS, false)}
             >
               <Tree<ServiceTreeItem>
+                key={location}
+                reorder={reorder}
                 roots={roots}
                 getKey={(n) => n.key}
                 getLabel={(n) => n.label}
@@ -180,6 +229,13 @@ export function ServicesTreeView() {
                   }
                   useServicesTree.setState({ selectedKeys: keys, selectedKey: n.key });
                   const items = selectionMenu(selectedServices(keys, index), providers);
+                  const moves = keys.size === 1 ? moveActions(n) : [];
+                  if (moves.length)
+                    items.push(
+                      { kind: "separator" },
+                      ...moves.map((a) => ({ label: a.title, icon: a.icon, disabled: a.disabled, run: a.run })),
+                    );
+
                   if (items.length) showContextMenu({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY }, items);
                 }}
                 speedSearch
diff --git a/src/features/services/tree.ts b/src/features/services/tree.ts
index b365b747..451a04af 100644
--- a/src/features/services/tree.ts
+++ b/src/features/services/tree.ts
@@ -56,16 +56,17 @@ export function clearProviderRoots(provider: string) {
 export interface Located {
   item: ServiceTreeItem;
   provider: string;
+  parent: ServiceTreeItem | null;
 }
 
 /** Every node by key, with the provider owning it. */
 export function indexTree(roots: Record<string, readonly ServiceTreeItem[]>): Map<string, Located> {
   const out = new Map<string, Located>();
-  const visit = (provider: string, item: ServiceTreeItem) => {
-    out.set(item.key, { item, provider });
-    item.children?.forEach((c) => visit(provider, c));
+  const visit = (provider: string, item: ServiceTreeItem, parent: ServiceTreeItem | null) => {
+    out.set(item.key, { item, provider, parent });
+    item.children?.forEach((c) => visit(provider, c, item));
   };
-  for (const [provider, items] of Object.entries(roots)) items.forEach((i) => visit(provider, i));
+  for (const [provider, items] of Object.entries(roots)) items.forEach((i) => visit(provider, i, null));
   return out;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
index c09e63d1..5ee585a2 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
@@ -4999,5 +4999,7 @@
   "Tomcat home must contain bin/catalina.sh or bin/catalina.bat and lib/catalina.jar": "Tomcat 安装目录必须包含 bin/catalina.sh 或 bin/catalina.bat，以及 lib/catalina.jar",
   "Can't rename '{name}' based on syntax: only local variables can be renamed this way": "无法基于语法重命名 '{name}'：这种方式只能重命名局部变量",
   "Returns true when the value is falsey or the variable does not exist. Checking an undefined variable does not emit a warning.": "当值为假值或变量不存在时返回 true。检查未定义的变量不会产生警告。",
-  "Returns true only when every supplied variable exists and is not null. Checks stop at the first unset or null variable.": "仅当传入的每个变量都存在且不为 null 时返回 true。遇到第一个未设置或为 null 的变量即停止检查。"
+  "Returns true only when every supplied variable exists and is not null. Checks stop at the first unset or null variable.": "仅当传入的每个变量都存在且不为 null 时返回 true。遇到第一个未设置或为 null 的变量即停止检查。",
+  "Cannot save service order": "无法保存服务顺序",
+  "The order will be kept for this session only.": "此顺序仅在当前会话中保留。"
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/Tree.module.css b/src/ui/Tree.module.css
index 47e3fef4..3421e8ac 100644
--- a/src/ui/Tree.module.css
+++ b/src/ui/Tree.module.css
@@ -71,6 +71,23 @@
 .loading {
   color: var(--fg-faint);
 }
+.before::before,
+.after::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  height: 2px;
+  background: var(--focus-ring);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+.before::before {
+  top: 0;
+}
+.after::after {
+  bottom: 0;
+}
 .chevron {
   flex: none;
   width: 16px;
diff --git a/src/ui/Tree.reorder.test.tsx b/src/ui/Tree.reorder.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef640bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/Tree.reorder.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { Tree, type TreeReorder } from "./Tree";
+import { setDragRequiresAlt } from "./pointerDrag";
+
+interface Node {
+  id: string;
+  children?: Node[];
+}
+
+let hit: Element | null;
+beforeEach(() => {
+  hit = null;
+  Object.defineProperty(document, "elementFromPoint", { configurable: true, value: () => hit });
+  vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, "getBoundingClientRect").mockImplementation(function (this: HTMLElement) {
+    const top = Number(this.dataset.row ?? 0) * 24;
+    return new DOMRect(0, top, 400, this.dataset.row === undefined ? 600 : 24);
+  });
+  setDragRequiresAlt(() => false);
+});
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  setDragRequiresAlt(() => false);
+});
+
+function Harness({ enabled = true }: { enabled?: boolean }) {
+  const [roots, setRoots] = useState<Node[]>([
+    { id: "group", children: [{ id: "a" }, { id: "b" }, { id: "c" }] },
+    { id: "other", children: [{ id: "d" }] },
+  ]);
+  const [activated, setActivated] = useState("");
+  const reorder: TreeReorder<Node> = {
+    canMove: (source, target) => !source.children && !target.children,
+    move: (source, target, position) =>
+      setRoots((list) =>
+        list.map((group) => {
+          if (!group.children?.some((n) => n.id === source.id)) return group;
+          const children = group.children.filter((n) => n.id !== source.id);
+          children.splice(children.findIndex((n) => n.id === target.id) + (position === "after" ? 1 : 0), 0, source);
+          return { ...group, children };
+        }),
+      ),
+  };
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Tree
+        roots={roots}
+        getKey={(n) => n.id}
+        getLabel={(n) => n.id}
+        getChildren={(n) => n.children}
+        isExpandable={(n) => !!n.children}
+        defaultExpanded={["group", "other"]}
+        rowClassName={(n) => (n.id === "b" ? "custom-row" : undefined)}
+        reorder={enabled ? reorder : undefined}
+        onActivate={(n) => setActivated(n.id)}
+        aria-label="Reorder"
+      />
+      <output>{activated}</output>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+const row = (name: string, tree = screen.getByRole("tree")) => within(tree).getByRole("treeitem", { name });
+const labels = () =>
+  within(screen.getByRole("tree"))
+    .getAllByRole("treeitem")
+    .map((el) => el.textContent);
+const pointer = (el: Element | Window, type: string, y: number, altKey = false) =>
+  fireEvent(el, new MouseEvent(type, { bubbles: true, button: 0, clientX: 30, clientY: y, altKey }));
+function drag(source: HTMLElement, target: HTMLElement, after = false, alt = false) {
+  pointer(source, "pointerdown", source.getBoundingClientRect().top + 12, alt);
+  hit = target;
+  const y = target.getBoundingClientRect().top + (after ? 20 : 2);
+  pointer(window, "pointermove", y, alt);
+  pointer(window, "pointerup", y, alt);
+}
+
+describe("Tree pointer reordering", () => {
+  it("moves a sibling before or after its target, preserving its selected identity", () => {
+    render(<Harness />);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(row("b"));
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "b", "a", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    expect(row("b")).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+    expect(row("b")).toHaveClass("custom-row");
+    drag(row("b"), row("c"), true);
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "a", "c", "b", "other", "d"]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not reorder across parents or when the feature is absent", () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(<Harness />);
+    drag(row("a"), row("d"));
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    rerender(<Harness enabled={false} />);
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+  });
+
+  it("leaves pointer transport and activation untouched without reordering", () => {
+    const listeners = vi.spyOn(window, "addEventListener");
+    const frames = vi.spyOn(window, "requestAnimationFrame");
+    render(<Harness enabled={false} />);
+    listeners.mockClear();
+    frames.mockClear();
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+    expect(
+      listeners.mock.calls.filter(([type]) => ["pointermove", "pointerup", "pointercancel"].includes(type)),
+    ).toEqual([]);
+    expect(frames).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(document.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"][role="treeitem"]')).toBeNull();
+    fireEvent.doubleClick(row("b"));
+    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent("b");
+  });
+
+  it("cancels with Escape or pointercancel and never activates after a drag", () => {
+    render(<Harness />);
+    for (const cancel of ["Escape", "pointercancel"]) {
+      pointer(row("b"), "pointerdown", 60);
+      hit = row("a");
+      pointer(window, "pointermove", 26);
+      if (cancel === "Escape") fireEvent.keyDown(window, { key: "Escape" });
+      else pointer(window, "pointercancel", 26);
+      pointer(window, "pointerup", 26);
+      expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    }
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+    fireEvent.doubleClick(row("b"));
+    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+  });
+
+  it("honors Alt-only dragging and cleans up when unmounted mid-drag", () => {
+    setDragRequiresAlt(() => true);
+    const { unmount } = render(<Harness />);
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    drag(row("b"), row("a"), false, true);
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["group", "b", "a", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    pointer(row("b"), "pointerdown", 36, true);
+    hit = row("c");
+    pointer(window, "pointermove", 74, true);
+    unmount();
+    expect(document.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"]')).toBeNull();
+    hit = null;
+    pointer(window, "pointerup", 74, true);
+  });
+
+  it("registers the current container after empty states and async loading", () => {
+    const move = vi.fn();
+    const props = {
+      getKey: (n: Node) => n.id,
+      getLabel: (n: Node) => n.id,
+      getChildren: (n: Node) => n.children,
+      isExpandable: () => false,
+      empty: "Nothing",
+      reorder: { canMove: () => true, move },
+    };
+    const { rerender } = render(<Tree {...props} roots={[]} />);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      rerender(<Tree {...props} roots={[{ id: "a" }, { id: "b" }]} />);
+      drag(row("b"), row("a"));
+      expect(move).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(i + 1);
+      rerender(<Tree {...props} roots={[]} />);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("scrolls at the edge and stops scrolling when cancelled", () => {
+    let frame: FrameRequestCallback | undefined;
+    vi.spyOn(window, "requestAnimationFrame").mockImplementation((fn) => {
+      frame = fn;
+      return 1;
+    });
+    const cancel = vi.spyOn(window, "cancelAnimationFrame");
+    render(<Harness />);
+    const tree = screen.getByRole("tree");
+    Object.defineProperties(tree, {
+      scrollHeight: { configurable: true, value: 1200 },
+      clientHeight: { configurable: true, value: 600 },
+    });
+    pointer(row("b"), "pointerdown", 60);
+    hit = row("c");
+    pointer(window, "pointermove", 590);
+    act(() => frame?.(0));
+    expect(tree.scrollTop).toBe(8);
+    act(() => frame?.(16));
+    expect(tree.scrollTop).toBe(16);
+    fireEvent.keyDown(window, { key: "Escape" });
+    expect(cancel).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    act(() => frame?.(32));
+    expect(tree.scrollTop).toBe(16);
+  });
+
+  it("does not accept a drag from another tree with matching keys", () => {
+    render(
+      <>
+        <Harness />
+        <Harness />
+      </>,
+    );
+    const trees = screen.getAllByRole("tree");
+    drag(row("b", trees[0]!), row("a", trees[1]!));
+    expect(
+      within(trees[0]!)
+        .getAllByRole("treeitem")
+        .map((el) => el.textContent),
+    ).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+    expect(
+      within(trees[1]!)
+        .getAllByRole("treeitem")
+        .map((el) => el.textContent),
+    ).toEqual(["group", "a", "b", "c", "other", "d"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/ui/Tree.tsx b/src/ui/Tree.tsx
index cf6a9ef4..a0a7ec67 100644
--- a/src/ui/Tree.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/Tree.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import { acquirePopup } from "./popupState";
 import styles from "./Tree.module.css";
 import { T } from "./T";
 import { tx } from "@/platform/i18n";
+import { useTreeReorder, type TreeReorder } from "./treeReorder";
+export type { TreeReorder } from "./treeReorder";
 
 export interface TreeRowState {
   depth: number;
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ export interface TreeProps<T> {
   "aria-label"?: string;
   handleRef?: Ref<TreeHandle>;
   empty?: ReactNode;
+  /** Optional display reordering between siblings; the caller owns the order. */
+  reorder?: TreeReorder<T>;
 }
 
 interface Row<T> {
@@ -211,6 +215,8 @@ export function Tree<T>(props: TreeProps<T>) {
   }, [allRows, matchMap, query, speedSearchMode]);
 
   const byKey = useMemo(() => new Map(allRows.map((r) => [r.key, r])), [allRows]);
+  const emptyState = !rows.length && !!empty && !query;
+  const reordering = useTreeReorder(scrollRef, rows, emptyState ? undefined : props.reorder);
   // aria-posinset / aria-setsize among visible siblings (rows are virtualised).
   const positions = useMemo(() => siblingPositions(rows), [rows]);
   const indexOfKey = useMemo(() => new Map(rows.map((r, i) => [r.key, i])), [rows]);
@@ -462,8 +468,7 @@ export function Tree<T>(props: TreeProps<T>) {
   const leadRow = leadIndex >= 0 ? rows[leadIndex] : undefined;
   const noMatch = !!query && matchMap.size === 0;
 
-  if (!rows.length && empty && !query)
-    return <div className={clsx(styles.tree, styles.emptyWrap, className)}>{empty}</div>;
+  if (emptyState) return <div className={clsx(styles.tree, styles.emptyWrap, className)}>{empty}</div>;
 
   return (
     <div className={clsx(styles.wrap, className)}>
@@ -544,13 +549,18 @@ export function Tree<T>(props: TreeProps<T>) {
                   rowClassName?.(row.node),
                   isSelected && styles.selected,
                   isLead && styles.lead,
+                  reordering.drop?.key === row.key && styles[reordering.drop.position],
                 )}
                 style={style}
+                onPointerDown={props.reorder ? (e) => reordering.start(e, row) : undefined}
                 onMouseDown={(e) => onRowMouseDown(e, v.index)}
-                onDoubleClick={(e) => activate(row, e)}
+                onDoubleClick={(e) => {
+                  if (!props.reorder || !reordering.suppressActivation.current) activate(row, e);
+                }}
               >
                 <span
                   className={styles.chevron}
+                  data-tree-toggle
                   onMouseDown={(e) => {
                     if (!row.expandable || e.button !== 0) return;
                     e.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/src/ui/pointerDrag.ts b/src/ui/pointerDrag.ts
index 7f53b701..59099963 100644
--- a/src/ui/pointerDrag.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pointerDrag.ts
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@ export function startPointerDrag(
   window.addEventListener("pointerup", onUp);
   window.addEventListener("pointercancel", onCancel);
   window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey, true);
+  return onCancel;
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/treeReorder.ts b/src/ui/treeReorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d01ed94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/treeReorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/** Optional sibling reordering using the same pointer transport as editor tabs. */
+import { useEffect, useId, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState, type PointerEvent, type RefObject } from "react";
+import { registerDropTarget, startPointerDrag } from "./pointerDrag";
+
+export interface TreeReorder<T> {
+  canMove(source: T, target: T): boolean;
+  move(source: T, target: T, position: "before" | "after"): void;
+}
+
+interface ReorderRow<T> {
+  node: T;
+  key: string;
+  parentKey: string | null;
+  loading?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useTreeReorder<T>(
+  container: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>,
+  rows: readonly ReorderRow<T>[],
+  reorder: TreeReorder<T> | undefined,
+) {
+  const type = `application/x-openidea-tree-${useId()}`;
+  const latest = useRef({ rows, reorder });
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    latest.current = { rows, reorder };
+  });
+  const cancel = useRef<(() => void) | undefined>(undefined);
+  const suppressActivation = useRef(false);
+  const [drop, setDrop] = useState<{ key: string; position: "before" | "after" } | null>(null);
+  const enabled = !!reorder;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = container.current;
+    if (!el || !enabled) return;
+    let frame = 0;
+    let pointer: { key: string; x: number; y: number } | null = null;
+    const targetAt = (key: string, x: number, y: number) => {
+      const rowEl = document.elementFromPoint(x, y)?.closest<HTMLElement>("[data-row]");
+      if (!rowEl || !el.contains(rowEl)) return null;
+      const { rows, reorder } = latest.current;
+      const source = rows.find((r) => r.key === key);
+      const target = rows[Number(rowEl.dataset.row)];
+      if (
+        !source ||
+        !target ||
+        source.loading ||
+        target.loading ||
+        source.key === target.key ||
+        source.parentKey !== target.parentKey ||
+        !reorder?.canMove(source.node, target.node)
+      )
+        return null;
+      const rect = rowEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const position = y < rect.top + rect.height / 2 ? "before" : "after";
+      return { source, target, position } as const;
+    };
+    const update = () => {
+      const target = pointer && targetAt(pointer.key, pointer.x, pointer.y);
+      setDrop(target ? { key: target.target.key, position: target.position } : null);
+    };
+    const scroll = () => {
+      frame = 0;
+      if (!pointer) return;
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const delta = pointer.y < rect.top + 24 ? -8 : pointer.y > rect.bottom - 24 ? 8 : 0;
+      const before = el.scrollTop;
+      el.scrollTop = Math.max(0, Math.min(el.scrollHeight - el.clientHeight, before + delta));
+      if (el.scrollTop !== before) {
+        update();
+        frame = requestAnimationFrame(scroll);
+      }
+    };
+    const leave = () => {
+      pointer = null;
+      cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+      frame = 0;
+      setDrop(null);
+    };
+    const unregister = registerDropTarget(el, {
+      accepts: (candidate) => candidate === type,
+      over: (data, x, y) => {
+        pointer = { key: data.payload, x, y };
+        update();
+        if (!frame) frame = requestAnimationFrame(scroll);
+      },
+      leave,
+      drop: (data, x, y) => {
+        const target = targetAt(data.payload, x, y);
+        leave();
+        if (target) latest.current.reorder?.move(target.source.node, target.target.node, target.position);
+      },
+    });
+    return () => {
+      cancel.current?.();
+      leave();
+      unregister();
+    };
+  }, [container, enabled, type]);
+
+  const start = (e: PointerEvent<HTMLElement>, row: ReorderRow<T>) => {
+    suppressActivation.current = false;
+    if (
+      !reorder ||
+      e.button !== 0 ||
+      e.ctrlKey ||
+      e.metaKey ||
+      e.shiftKey ||
+      (e.target as Element).closest("[data-tree-toggle], button, input, a, textarea, select")
+    )
+      return;
+    if (
+      !rows.some(
+        (target) =>
+          target.key !== row.key &&
+          target.parentKey === row.parentKey &&
+          !target.loading &&
+          reorder.canMove(row.node, target.node),
+      )
+    )
+      return;
+    cancel.current?.();
+    cancel.current = startPointerDrag(
+      e,
+      e.currentTarget,
+      { type, payload: row.key },
+      {
+        onEnd: (dragged) => {
+          suppressActivation.current = dragged;
+          cancel.current = undefined;
+        },
+      },
+    );
+  };
+  return { drop, start, suppressActivation };
+}
diff --git a/src/workbench/contributions.ts b/src/workbench/contributions.ts
index c1450e9a..c2c14da9 100644
--- a/src/workbench/contributions.ts
+++ b/src/workbench/contributions.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from "react";
 import type { RunConfig } from "@/bindings";
 import type { MenuItem } from "@/ui/Menu";
+import type { TreeReorder } from "@/ui/Tree";
 import { create } from "zustand";
 import { useShallow } from "zustand/react/shallow";
 
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ export interface ServiceProviderContribution {
   banner?: ComponentType;
   /** Entries of the "Add Service" (+, ⌘N) menu. */
   addMenu?(): MenuItem[];
+  /** Optional sibling display ordering; does not move services between groups. */
+  reorder?: TreeReorder<ServiceTreeItem>;
 }
 
 export const useServiceProviders = create<{ providers: Map<string, ServiceProviderContribution> }>(() => ({